Can the Fishery Save Rural Newfoundland and Labrador?

What is the future
of the fishery of Newfoundland and Labrador given the changes in
the resource, the markets and technology? What are the trends, both
here at home and abroad which are affecting the fishing industry of
this province? What changes can we expect to see in the fishery
over the next few years? Will these changes be enough to help
sustain rural areas?

The presentation
explored the options available to tackle the challenges ahead.
David Vardy is a former deputy minister of
fisheries for Newfoundland and Labrador, as well as a former
president of the Marine Institute. He has participated in a number
of ministerial panels on the fisheries and more recently served as
an advisor on fisheries management to the Royal Commission on
Renewing and Strengthening Our Place in Canada. He is currently an
associate of the Harris Centre at Memorial University.

He was accompanied
by an expert panel composed of: Kelvin Letto,
fisheries representative on the board of the Labrador Straits
Development Corporation; Gilbert Linstead, general
manager of the Labrador Fishermen’s Union Shrimp Company
Limited; and Claude Rumbolt, fisheries development
specialist with the Labrador Metis Nation.

The presentations
were followed by a question-and-answer session with the audience.
Approximately 80 people were in attendance.

View the
poster for this event, as
well as the program
which provides more information about the speakers.